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Heaven Sent

Being assertive and open-hearted is a challenge to any singer-songwriter who wants to write about his -- or especially her -- life. (Rock is...
Collin Herring’s Some Knives

Killer or Filler?

For a while back in the mid-aughts, Collin Herring was one of the biggest deals around, packing shows all over North Texas and doing...

Creatures Stirring

A favorite holiday movie trope is the one where the mean-spirited, wealthy businessman has his hardened heart thawed by the spirit of Christmas and,...

Come Together

Matt Skates has been a fixture on the Fort Worth music scene for years. He plays bass currently in seven local bands: Ginny Mac,...
All aboard with Droidekka! Next stop, nostalgia.

Zapped

As long as there have been video games, there’s been videogame music –– and there have been video games for nearly 35 years. The...

No Joshing

As Chris Watson’s passion for Southern soul music has grown, so has his namesake band. Now joining the 29-year-old Fort Worth singer-songwriter on his...
After playing a sanctioned showcase, Fort Worth’s War Party is ready to, um, party at South By Southwest. Steve Steward

South By Recap

Here’s the thing: I kinda suck at South By Southwest. I get to Austin late. I get defeated by lines. I drink too much,...

Killer or Filler?

Punk attitude goes a long way in defusing listeners’ bullshit detectors. And you don’t have to play loud, clanging guitars at breakneck speeds to...
Kites and Boomerangs: “You can run into problems when one guy brings a riff to the table, and everyone just builds around it.”

Kaleidoscopic

The Fort Worth indie-pop quartet Kites and Boomerangs has been playing high-energy shows with its current lineup –– guitarist/vocalist Josh Garcia, guitarist/vocalist Will Appleton,...

New Avenue

When Luke Wade sits down to write a song, he often starts with nothing more than a melody. A cappella, he can concentrate on...